lucila hanane takjerad harvard speech what does the speaker want to tell you?
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Lucila Takjerad MC/MPA 2019 was 10 years old when she embarked on a journey that would change her life. Fleeing the civil war in Algeria in the mid-1990s, she and her family boarded a boat which would take them to France. Standing on the crowded deck, she remembered seeing her parents cry as they watched their homeland fade into the distance.
“On that day, I learned how to be fearless. I could see the fear in their eyes, but I was not scared, despite being only 10 years old,” she recalls. “Instead, I turned towards the new horizon and, despite not knowing the language, the culture, or the people, I was excited to be going to a new place filled with possibilities. I felt like I was just a boat ride away from what I’d never had: a chance to dream and pursue a better life.”
Lucila’s dreams and ambition would take her far—from life in an underprivileged community to a graduate education at Harvard Kennedy School. And on May 30, Lucila will deliver one of three student orations at the Harvard University Commencement ceremony, sharing the stage with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and speaking before an audience of thousands. But her path to Harvard Yard has not been an easy one.